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Jaleny Reyes on March 9, 2018
Under the guidance of director Thomas Shoebotham, the Palo Alto Philharmonic continues their 30th season with their Spring Chamber Concert. Featuring string, wind and brass music, the night will open with Leonard Bernstein’s Candide Overture. The program will also feature French composer Eugène Bozza’s Trois Pièces Pour une Musique de Nuit, German…
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Jaleny Reyes on March 9, 2018
Known for her work as frontwoman of The Corner Laughers, Karla Kane released her solo album, King’s Daughters Home for Incurables, late last year. Her calm, soothing melodies support lyrics that focus on everything from feminism, to fairytales and the wondrous natural world. Marissa Muraoka and The Ten Thousand Ways will share…
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Jaleny Reyes on March 8, 2018
Philadelphia natives De Tierra Caliente, will light up the night with hot Latin rhythms as part of their national tour. Formed in 2014, the quintet’s members have origins in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Colombia. Over the last four years they have released two albums and played hundreds of shows throughout the…
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Jaleny Reyes on March 8, 2018
Hip-hop duo Apathy & Celph Titled ride the boom-bap beats and high-brow lyricism to San Jose on their joint Widow’s Son tour. Apathy, the self-proclaimed “King of Connecticut,” is no stranger to the world of hip-hop, as he has been around for nearly 15 years. He has an impressive flow, which he…
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Sorry for my language, but oh hellz naw, Cafe Cacophony! Who the fuck do you think you are? I’ve been there and done that. Most coffee customers are simple and very appreciative, but of course there is gonna be someone like you who is having a bad day with a side of…
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Richard von Busack on March 5, 2018
We could talk about Bonnie Raitt, who is playing the City National Civic on the Ides of March, as a class act of many years’ standing. She’s iconic, a compact figure crowned with supersize hair the color of a vixen’s tail, a great-hearted roots rocker with a fetchingly sly approach to songs…
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Jaleny Reyes on March 2, 2018
The New Ballet School has made its Netflix debut with Nocturne, a mystical short film that takes a fanciful look at the studio—after-hours, when the ghosts come out to dance. The clip begins with a group of young dancers wrapping up lessons for the day. As soon as everyone leaves the building,…
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Stephen Perez on March 1, 2018
Pop-country duo Thompson Square comes to San Jose on their This Is Us: Acoustic Tour. Husband and wife Keifer and Shawna Thompson hit the road last year after the release of their cover of U2’s “With or Without You.” The couple has made the hallmark love ballad their own by matching the…
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Stephen Perez on March 1, 2018
As part of March’s ICA Live!, the downtown modern art gallery hosts a performance by Lux Interna—a group that goes beyond the concept of alternative country by gathering the most vibrant parts of traditional folk music and distilling them into a truly haunting, American Gothic experience. With their dark guitar riffs and…
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To that “hilarious” comedy show host at Cafe Stritch, I have an idea for you: Instead of calling out our table for not applauding your bland opening monologue, try honing your craft. Get some material. Whatever you do, don’t quit your day job. I Saw You is an anonymous “man on the…
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